Bathrooms and Babies

I am very happy to report that Matthew has taken like a charm to this potty training thing! He loves using the potty, and insists that there is no way no how he will go to the bathroom anywhere but a potty from now on! YAY!!!!

However, Matthew seems to be just like his uncle Dan was as a kid- a connoisseur of bathrooms. Matthew can spot a bathroom a mile a way, and he needs to pee in every single one of them! Even if it has only been 2 minutes since he last went, if he senses a new and undiscovered bathroom nearby- he needs to use it. While I know he doesn't really have to go- I also feel like I can't really say no- after all if he has an accident who would I blame? it would have to be me, so I let him go. This is an especially fun game in Wal-Mart which has several bathrooms, because he has to go into every single one of them. AND if we happen to use the same bathroom twice- we will certainly not be using the same stall, because you just never know what the other potty might be like.

During our trip up north for cousins week two weeks ago, Matthew stayed dry the entire ride- even after telling me several times that he needed to go potty. (and sitting in traffic on 495 is NOT the place to decide you need to go potty!) He did wonderfully while in NH, letting Aunt Jen take him to the potty as well. Now he proclaims every time he goes that "I am a big boy now because I use the big boy potty" so proud :) so proud:)

Another thing that this trip to NH taught me was- I am actually getting a little bit worried about the arrival of baby sister in less than 3 months now! (can you believe it- already down to the less than 3 month mark!) While Matthew certainly loves his baby cousin Caroline, he most certainly was not a willing partner in the whole sharing or giving attention to baby Caroline. There were several occasions where he pushed her, ran her over with a toy, stole toys away from her, took food right off her high chair tray, and clearly was not happy when Caroline got any sort of attention that could have been given to him. At home he has been a great helper with putting the crib together, picking out sheets and clothes for baby sister, and now starting to go through old clothes of his to decide what she can use. BUT he is still adamant that baby sister will not play in his playroom, will not use his toys, she better not even think about touching his bath toys... I am just not sure what to expect when baby sister does finally come home; since up until this point she has been mostly imaginary to him- sure there are very real signs that she is coming, but she is just a thing making mommy's belly very big. I am going to have to come up with a way to help ease his adjustment into the world of big brotherdom, more than the books and dolls we already have.

11 weeks... crazy to think, 11 weeks is all we have left!